Chicago-based Heitman LLC has raised $338 million for a new closed-end fund targeting property in the region from Melbourne to Tokyo. Demand was seen as strong, as the initial target for the Heitman A... ( read original story ...)
Fantasia 2018: ‘Tokyo Vampire Hotel’ Supercut is a Mess [Review]
I’m a little late to the party on Tokyo Vampire Hotel. The property has enjoyed an international release courtesy of Amazon Japan for a little while now as an original episodic series. But at the Fant... ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone : Wins Patent Right Infringement Lawsuit Against Fangxing in Shanghai Intellectual Property Court
Tokyo (July 31, 2018)-Bridgestone Corporation today announced that it has received a favorable ruling from the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court in its lawsuit regarding the infringement of patent ... ( read original story ...)
17 Practical Tips for Business Travelers to Japan – From a Tokyo Insider!
Japan is an amazing destination for travelers who are longing to enjoy their vacation in a beautiful and exciting country. This is especially true recently. Japan is becoming more and more popular as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister says no concrete plan now for U.S. infrastructure fund
Japan has been discussing ways to promote infrastructure development in the United States with its ally but has no concrete plan now to establish a sovereign fund to support it, Finance Minister Taro ... ( read original story ...)
How to End Japan’s Deflation? Abolish Cash
Monetary medicine in Japan is keeping the economy alive, but with nasty side effects. The search for a new cure should begin with a simple question: What if the Bank of Japan were to throw out its mon... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. Needs to Pay for Performance
There was nothing to force the directors to accept him. Japan Inc. has come a long way since Pickens took on Koito Manufacturing Co., a supplier of parts to Toyota Motor Corp. Backed by Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s coming productivity miracle
In contrast, the zombies in the domestic, Japan-only non-manufacturing sector were able to stay in business with support from banks, government lending, super-low interest rates and forbearance lendin... ( read original story ...)
FC Tokyo hires Iniesta impersonator after learning the Spanish star will miss match against them in front of their first sell-out crowd in 3 years
"Iniesta has made a quick trip back to Spain to pick up his family and bring them to Japan," Vissel Kobe business director Masayuki Mori told ESPN FC. "He will be away for just a few days and will the... ( read original story ...)
Joint RI-Japan property venture starts construction of superblock project
A joint venture of Japanese and Indonesian property companies, PT Sayana Integra Properti, held a groundbreaking ceremony for superblock project Sakura Garden City in East Jakarta. Sayana Integra Prop... ( read original story ...)
Canadian team preparing for soaring temperatures two years out from Tokyo Games
It's a scene that athletes, particularly in endurance events, could face in two years at the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, where the heat was blamed for 116 deaths last month, a fourfold increase ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian team preparing for soaring temperatures two year out from Tokyo Games
It's a scene that athletes, particularly in endurance events, could face in two years at the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, where the heat was blamed for 116 deaths last month, a fourfold increase ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese property shares track weakness in the Yuan
... focused on US infrastructure as a move to ease trade tensions (Japanese press) - Hang Seng Services index -2%, Materials -1.7%, Industrial Goods -1.4%, Consumer Goods -1.3%, Property/Construction ... ( read original story ...)
Japan officials urge parasols for men as heat wave hits
Officials in Japan have urged men to buck local gender stereotypes and carry parasols to protect themselves from the sun in the midst of a deadly national heat wave. At least 119 people across the cou... ( read original story ...)
Japanese med school sparks outrage over alleged female discrimination
TOKYO — Japan’s government urged a medical university to promptly disclose the results of an investigation into its admissions process after reports alleged it had altered the test scores of female ap... ( read original story ...)
MUFG can expand Bank Danamon stake if it meets certain conditions- Indonesia regulator
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian regulators said Japanese lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) (8306.T) can expand its stake in PT Bank Danamon Tbk (BDMN.JK) to beyond 40 percent provided it ... ( read original story ...)